Black nationalist leader Nelson Mandela...

DECISION WELCOMED.

April 4, 1990

- PIETERMARITZBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — DECISION WELCOMED. Black nationalist leader Nelson Mandela on Tuesday welcomed President F.W. de Klerk's decision to send troops to quiet South Africa's black townships, but demanded government consultation. De Klerk announced Monday he had ordered more troops and police into black areas to quell violence that has claimed more than 400 lives since Mandela was freed from jail and his African National Congress and other opposition groups were legalized two months ago.